Thursday, August 12, 2010

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. In a religious context, it is not considered as a physical emotion but as a spiritual grace. Hope is distinct from positive

thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism. The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

So, I'm perusing Yes! Magazine website (which I love) and I see the article "Toxins to be Pulled from Cosmetics." Back in my Gilda's Club days, I heard about this a lot. Our skin absorbs roughly 60% of what we place on it, and dumps it directly into our circulatory system. Depending on the size of the particles in the product, it can absorb within minutes or just seconds.

Now, I know what you're thinking: my makeup has toxins? Yes, indeed. In fact, when you look up some of the chemicals in your make-up, you are gonna die. Seriously, chemicals that cause cancer, asthma, reproductive issues and neurological disorders. And, get this: there's LEAD in your lipstick. Lead. Like-1950-don't-let-your-kids-eat-the-paint-chips-lead.

I didn't believe it either, but after you watch the story of cosmetics (below), you 'll want to do some investigating on your own. If you're a cancer survivor like me, this is really important to know. Staying out of the sun is just one of the ways to prevent cancer. We have to be aware of what we're putting in our body, too.

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In Loving Memory of

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.- Henri Nouwen